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<div class="fp-title"><span class="fp-number">Livre 2, Fable 5</span><span class="fp-text">TIBÈRE ET L'INTENDANT</span></div>
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<div class="fp-title"><span class="fp-number">Liber II, Fabula V</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">ITEM CAESAR AD ATRIENSEM</span></div>
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<td class="fp-left"><span class="fp-paragraph"><span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">1&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Il y a dans Rome une race de gens empressés,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">2&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">toujours en course, affairés sans cause,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">3&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">essoufflés sans motif ; ne faisant rien en faisant beaucoup,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">4&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">et aussi à charge à eux-mêmes qu'insupportables à tous.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">5&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Je voudrais bien, si c'était chose possible, les corriger</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">6&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">par ce récit véridique&nbsp;: écoutés, car il en vaut la peine.</span></span></span></td>
<td class="fp-right"><span class="fp-paragraph"><span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">1&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Est ardalionum quaedam Romae natio,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">2&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">trepide concursans, occupata <span class="fp-correction" title="notio  (orig. avec f. de voca.)"><span class="fp-difference">in otio</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="in otio  (f. de voca. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">notio</span></span>,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">3&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">gratis anhelans, multa agendo nihil agens,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">4&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">sibi molesta et aliis odiosissima.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">5&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Hanc emendare, si tamen possum, volo</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">6&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">vera fabella ; pretium est operae attendere.</span></span></span></td>
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<td class="fp-left"><span class="fp-paragraph"><span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">7&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Tibère en se rendant à Naples,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">8&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">s'arrêta dans son palais de Misène,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">9&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">villa bâtie par Lucullus sur le sommet de la montagne,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">10&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">d'où l'on voit à ses pieds la mer de Toscane, et dans le lointain, la mer de Sicile.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">11&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Comme un de ces esclaves officieux,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">12&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">la tunique relevée par une écharpe de lin d'Egypte</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">13&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">aux franges tombantes, vit le prince</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">14&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">se promener dans les superbes jardins,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">15&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">il prit un arrosoir de bois,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">16&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">et jeta de l'eau dans les allées poudreuses, faisant parade d'un si grand service.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">17&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">On se moqua de lui. Ensuite, gagnant au plus court,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">18&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">il reparaît dans une autre allée, et en abat la poussière.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">19&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">César reconnut notre homme et comprit</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">20&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">qu'il se figurait recevoir je ne sais quelle récompense.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">21&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">«&nbsp;Approche,&nbsp;» lui dit-il. Aussitôt l'esclave d'accourir,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">22&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">transporté d'espérance et de joie,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">23&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">Alors l'empereur, déposant sa majestueuse gravité, lui dit en riant&nbsp;:</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">24&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">«&nbsp;Tu as fait là peu de chose, et ta peine est perdue ;</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">25&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text">car je ne donne pas des soufflets à si bon marché.&nbsp;»</span></span></span></td>
<td class="fp-right"><span class="fp-paragraph"><span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">7&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Caesar Tiberius cum petens Neapolim</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">8&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">in <span class="fp-correction" title="Misiniensem  (orig. avec f. d'orth.)"><span class="fp-difference">Miseniensiem</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="Miseniensiem  (f. d'orth. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">Misiniensem</span></span> villam venisset suam,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">9&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">quae monte summo posita est Lucilii manu,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">10&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">prospectat Siculum et perspicit Tuscum mare&nbsp;:</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">11&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">ex alticinctis unus atriensibus,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">12&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">cui tunica ab umeris linteo Pelusio</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">13&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">erat destricta, cirris dependentibus,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">14&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">perambulante laeta domino viridia,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">15&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">alveolo coepit ligneo conspargere</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">16&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">humum aestuantem, jactans officium come&nbsp;:</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">17&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">sed deridetur, inde notis flexibus</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">18&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">praecurrit alium in xistum, sedans pulverem.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">19&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate"><span class="fp-manuscript" title="Afficher le manuscrit (édition paléographique)"
>[<a target="fppithoeanus" href="http://www.archive.org/stream/lesfablesdephdr00robegoog#page/n87/mode/1up">p.24</a>]</span> Agnoscit hominem <span class="fp-correction" title="Caesar remque  (orig. avec err. de synt.)"><span class="fp-difference">Caesaremque</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="Caesaremque  (err. de synt. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">Caesar remque</span></span> intellegit</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">20&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">ut putavit esse nescio <span class="fp-correction" title="quit  (orig. avec f. de voca.)"><span class="fp-difference">quid</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="quid  (f. de voca. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">quit</span></span> boni.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">21&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">«&nbsp;Heus&nbsp;!&nbsp;» inquit dominus. Ille enimvero adsilit,</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">22&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">donationis alacer <span class="fp-correction" title="certe  (orig. avec var. orth.)"><span class="fp-difference">certae</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="certae  (var. orth. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">certe</span></span> gaudio.</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">23&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">Tum sic jocata est tanta majestas ducis&nbsp;:</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">24&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">«&nbsp;Non multum egisti et opera nequiquam perit ;</span></span> <span class="fp-line"><span class="fp-number">25&nbsp;</span><span class="fp-text notranslate">multo majores <span class="fp-correction" title="alape  (orig. avec var. orth.)"><span class="fp-difference">alapae</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="alapae  (var. orth. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">alape</span></span> mecum <span class="fp-correction" title="venerunt  (orig. avec f. de voca.)"><span class="fp-difference">veneunt</span></span><span class="fp-original" title="veneunt  (f. de voca. corr.)"><span class="fp-difference">venerunt</span></span>.&nbsp;»</span></span></span></td>
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<div class="fp-translator">Traduit par M. E. Panckoucke, 1864</div>

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